2013–14 Boston Bruins season explained

League:NHL
Season:2013–14
Year:2013
Team:Boston Bruins
Conference:Eastern
Conferencerank:1st
Division:Atlantic
Divisionrank:1st
Record:54–19–9
Homerecord:31–7–3
Roadrecord:23–12–6
Goalsfor:261
Goalsagainst:177
Generalmanager:Peter Chiarelli
Coach:Claude Julien
Captain:Zdeno Chara
Altcaptain:Patrice Bergeron
Chris Kelly
David Krejci
Arena:TD Garden
Minorleague:Providence Bruins (AHL)
South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL)
Goalsleader:Patrice Bergeron
Jarome Iginla (30)
Assistsleader:David Krejci (50)
Pointsleader:David Krejci (69)
Plusminusleader:David Krejci (39)
Pimleader:Milan Lucic (91)
Winsleader:Tuukka Rask (36)
Gaaleader:Niklas Svedberg (1.97)
Divisionwin:yes
Presidentstrophy:yes

The 2013–14 Boston Bruins season was their 90th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on November 1, 1924.[1] The team finished with the most points in the league, securing the Presidents' Trophy. In the playoffs, they defeated the Detroit Red Wings in five games, but in the second round lost to their bitter rivals, the Montreal Canadiens, in seven games.

Schedule and results

Preseason

Regular season

2013–14 Game Log
Legend:

Playoffs

See main article: 2014 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Boston Bruins earned the Presidents' Trophy by finishing the regular season with the league's best record. They faced the Detroit Red Wings in the first round and won the series 4–1. They advanced to the second round where they were defeated 3–4 by the Montreal Canadiens, and eliminated from the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Player stats

Final Stats

Skaters
Regular Season[2]
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
80 19 50 69 39 28
80 30 32 62 38 43
78 30 31 61 34 47
80 24 35 59 30 91
82 25 28 53 36 64
82 20 31 51 28 14
73 16 32 48 4 36
77 17 23 40 25 66
79 14 26 40 18 28
61 10 27 37 14 6
64 7 18 25 22 40
75 5 18 23 31 45
82 8 13 21 1 47
57 9 9 18 2 32
72 9 9 18 9 6
64 0 18 18 22 30
23 0 11 11 0 6
34 1 9 10 11 10
64 5 3 8 3 74
30 1 5 6 12 69
47 1 5 6 20 38
14 2 3 5 4 6
35 1 2 3 −8 36
14 2 0 2 0 10
6 1 1 2 1 0
4 1 1 2 1 0
3 0 0 0 −1 0
9 0 0 0 −4 0
2 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 2
2 0 0 0 0 0
Playoffs
Playerdata-sort-type="number"
12 2 8 10 −2 6
12 3 6 9 1 4
12 5 2 7 0 12
12 4 3 7 3 4
12 2 5 7 1 14
12 1 5 6 4 2
12 4 1 5 5 0
12 2 3 5 1 4
12 0 5 5 4 18
12 2 2 4 4 14
12 0 4 4 −3 4
12 1 1 2 3 2
4 1 1 2 2 0
4 0 2 2 1 2
11 0 2 2 2 8
7 1 0 1 −1 2
7 1 0 1 0 4
6 1 0 1 0 4
12 0 1 1 −2 4
8 0 1 1 2 10
12 0 0 0 0 4
1 0 0 0 0 0
Goaltenders
Regular Season
Player
style=white-space:nowrap58 58 3386 36 15 6 115 2.04 1641 0.930 7
style=white-space:nowrap27 23 1511 17 4 3 53 2.10 708 0.925 2
style=white-space:nowrap1 1 61 1 0 0 2 1.97 35 0.943 0

Awards and records

Awards

Player Award Date
Patrice Bergeron[3] June 24, 2014
Patrice Bergeron 2014 NHL Foundation Award June 24, 2014
June 24, 2014
2013–14 NHL All-Rookie Team June 24, 2014

Transactions

The Bruins have been involved in the following transactions during the 2013–14 season:

Trades

July 4, 2013[4] To Dallas Stars:
Rich Peverley
Tyler Seguin
Ryan Button
To Boston:
Loui Eriksson
Matt Fraser
Reilly Smith
Joe Morrow
February 7, 2014[5] To Columbus Blue Jackets:
Carter Camper
To Boston:
Blake Parlett
March 5, 2014[6] To Philadelphia Flyers:
conditional 3rd-round pick in 2014
To Boston:
Andrej Meszaros

Free agents acquired

PlayerFormer teamContract terms
Jarome Iginla[7] 1 year, $1.8 million
1 year, $600,000
1 year, $600,000
1 year, $600,000
1 year, $550,000

Free agents lost

PlayerNew teamContract terms
Andrew Ference[8] 4 years, $13 million
Nathan Horton[9] 7 years, $37.1 million
Anton Khudobin[10] 1 year, $800,000
Aaron Johnson[11] 1 year, $600,000
Jaromir Jagr[12] 1 year, $4 million

Player signings

PlayerDateContract terms
Carter Camper[15] July 8, 2013 1 year, $550,000
Tuukka Rask[16] July 10, 2013 8 years, $56 million
Patrice Bergeron[17] July 12, 2013 8 years, $52 million contract extension
Kevan Miller[18] January 21, 2014 2 years, $1.6 million contract extension
Ben Sexton[19] March 20, 2014 2 years, $1.38 million entry-level contract
Brian Ferlin[20] April 11, 2014 2 years, $1.85 million entry-level contract
Linus Arnesson[21] June 1, 2014 3 years, $2.775 million entry-level contract
Niklas Svedberg[22] June 23, 2014 1 year, $600,000

Draft picks

See also: List of Boston Bruins draft picks. The Bruins drafted the following players at the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, in Newark, New Jersey, on June 30, 2013.[23]

RoundPlayerPosNationalityCollege/Junior/Club team (League)
260Linus ArnessonDefenceDjurgardens IF (HockeyAllsvenskan)
390Peter CehlarikLeft WingLulea HF (SHL)
4120Ryan FitzgeraldCenterValley Jr. Warriors (EJHL)
5150Wiley ShermanDefenceHotchkiss School (USHS)
6180Anton BlidhLeft WingFrolunda J20 (J20 SuperElit)
7210Mitchell DempseyLeft WingSault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
Draft notes

Notes and References

  1. Book: National Hockey League. The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2014. 2013. Diamond Sports Data, Inc.. 25. 978-1-894801-26-3.
  2. Web site: 2013-2014 Regular Season Stats - Points - Boston Bruins - Statistics. Boston Bruins. April 28, 2014.
  3. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=723740 Bruins Announce 2014 NHL Award Winners & Krug Makes 2014 NHL All-Rookie Team
  4. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676507 B's Make Trade with Dallas Involving Seven Players
  5. http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=704240 Blue Jackets acquire forward Carter Camper from Bruins in exchange for defenseman Blake Parlett
  6. http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=26853 Bruins trade for Meszaros, claim Potter off waivers
  7. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676915 The Signing of Iginla Highlights B's Transactions on 7/5
  8. http://oilers.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676619 OILERS AGREE TO TERMS WITH ANDREW FERENCE
  9. http://bluejackets.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676636 Blue Jackets agree to terms forward Nathan Horton on a Seven-year Contract
  10. http://hurricanes.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=676853 Canes Agree to Terms with Anton Khudobin
  11. Web site: Rangers Agree to Terms with Defenseman Aaron Johnson – New York Rangers – News. New York Rangers. July 5, 2013.
  12. Web site: Devils sign Jaromir Jagr – New Jersey Devils – News. New Jersey Devils. July 23, 2013.
  13. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/blogpost.htm?id=26844 Bruins Claim Corey Potter Off Waivers to Add Blueline Insurance
  14. https://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=440773 REDDEN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER 14 NHL SEASONS
  15. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=677151 B's Sign Camper to a One-Year, Two-Way Contract
  16. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=677568 Bruins Sign Rask to Eight-Year Contract Through 2020–21 Season
  17. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=677833 Bruins Sign Bergeron to Eight-Year Contract Extension Through 2021–22 Season
  18. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=701701 B's Sign Kevan Miller to a Two-Year, One-Way Contract
  19. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=710496 Bruins Sign Ben Sexton to an Entry-Level Contract
  20. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=714101 Bruins Sign Brian Ferlin to an Entry-Level Contract
  21. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=721268 B's Sign Linus Arnesson to an Entry-Level Contract
  22. http://bruins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=723566 Bruins Sign Niklas Svedberg to a One-Year, One-Way Contract
  23. Web site: NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results. NHL.com. June 30, 2013.